Dyer Ethics Workshop 2023
Join us for the 26th Annual Dyer Ethics Workshop! This year’s event will be offered on Nov. 3, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (CT), with the third hour of information and material provided asynchronously. Ethics continuing education credits will be available for licensed social workers and LPCs. There is a one-time fee of $10 for community practitioners. There is no cost if you are a current Field Instructor or Task Supervisor for the Garland School of Social Work, a Baylor student, or Baylor faculty or staff. Registration is required. Those who register will receive information and instructions for the event, including the Zoom webinar link and information about the asynchronous portion, the day before. We hope you will make plans to join us!
When Inclusion Should Be the Conclusion: Developmental Disability as a Cultural Competence
With speakers:
Dinah Godwin, LCSW-S, and Jennifer Cervantes, LCSW-S (Texas Children's Hospital)
Dinah Godwin, LCSW-S is the Director of Social Work for the Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics and Autism at Texas Children’s Hospital. Dinah is nationally recognized for providing clinical social work services for children with developmental diagnoses and their families. In addition to her clinical role, she facilitates educational groups for families as well as multidisciplinary professionals from a wide range of disciplines. As an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, Dinah educates pediatric residents, developmental-behavioral pediatric fellows, and trainees from other disciplines. She serves as an Internship Supervisor for social work student interns and is also a Board-approved clinical supervisor for Licensed Master Social Workers pursuing clinical licensure. Her other professional experience includes community outreach and education, program development and evaluation, grant writing and grants management. Dinah is a current board member for the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, the first social worker to sit on this board, and has been recognized for her excellence in teaching and evaluation through receipt of a Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty excellence award. The University of Houston Clear Lake also named Dinah as Internship Supervisor of the year for excellence in her work with social work student interns.
Jennifer Cervantes, LCSW-S, is the Director of Community Outreach and Education for the Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics and Autism at Texas Children’s Hospital and is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. In addition to direct clinical social work services for children with developmental diagnoses and their families, Jennifer works with learners from various disciplines as well as community professionals on providing competent, inclusive, and ethical care to neuro-diverse individuals and their families. She also serves as an Internship Supervisor for social work student interns and is a board-approved clinical supervisor for those Licensed Master Social Workers pursuing clinical licensure in Texas. Jennifer is the current co-chair of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Advocacy Committee and is this year’s recipient of the University of Houston Clear Lake’s Early Career Achievement Award. Her other professional experience includes work in the areas of foster care and adoption, the criminal justice system, school-based social work and the provision of private therapy services.